After yesterday, feeling like I have developed my idea substantially, I have still been thinking on how and what I am going to change the train station squares on the board to something else that will fit with the subject.
Only after hours of research, I have come up with the idea that each station will be changed to a different feminist internet campaign, for example 'free the nipple' etc. as well as the board being global, with each coloured category having different countries, this will also make the board current, showing the players how social media and technology can make causes go global and significantly help change.
Like the original game, where you aim to own each station, the player will aim to 'lead' each internet campaign by using votes to 'purchase' them. Once and if the player leads all campaigns, they will then gain more votes every time a rival player lands on one.
The only thing I have to consider with this choice is the ethics with using the word 'nipple' on a board game used for children. I will discuss this with my tutor but I will be using it on the game whether it is ethically questioned, as the whole aim of the 'free the nipple' campaign was to de-sexualise the nipple with regards to women, so if I didn't mention this as it can be seen as sexual then it would be doing exactly what feminists are fighting against. 'Nipple' has only become sexualised by the man, and only sexualised when it is attached to a female. In turn, I will challenge ethics on this point if it comes to it, as change only comes when socially accepted issues are questioned.
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